Valentin Purosalo
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Valentin Purosalo (born 10 September 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ykkösliiga club Haka.
Career
Born in Turku, Purosalo grew up near Veritas Stadion, the home stadium of Inter Turku, and started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth sector. He joined Inter Turku in 2018.
He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku first team on 8 July 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against Haka, scoring his first league goal in the match.
On 19 November 2024, Purosalo joined Haka on a two-year deal with a one-year option.
International career
In October 2023, Purosalo was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, playing in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.
Career statistics
As of 20 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku II | 2021 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kolmonen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Kolmonen | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6 |
Honours
Inter Turku
- Finnish League Cup: 2024
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022
External links
- at Soccerway
- at WorldFootball.net